Yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment, after which I was asked to submit a blood sample (my rakishness, while charming, can also be contagious among males in my age group).

It shouldn’t have been a big deal, since I just underwent the same procedure two weeks ago. But this time, instead of sitting quietly in the chair like a warrior poet, I treated the lab staff to an interpretive dance I like to call “220 pounds of Viking beefcake slumping over.” The finishing touch was when the IV needle popped out of my arm and I sprayed blood all over my shirt.

According to the doctor that they sent up to check up on me after I came to (after being out for about a minute), people faint when their blood pressure drops suddenly, causing a loss of oxygen to the brain. My resting heart rate is typically in the high 50s, but the doctor said it likely dropped down to about 40, causing me to lose consciousness.

A likely story, doc. Say… I didn’t see you in the room before I supposedly “passed out.” And I’ve never seen you and Count Frogula in the same room… And I could have sworn I had pants on before.

The Rules: The Friday Random 10 is exactly that — random. We open up our iTunes, set the thing on shuffle, and listen to 10 songs. We are not permitted to skip any out of embarrassment or fear of redundancy. Commenters are encouraged to post their own.

A Little Older, A Little More Confused, The Golden PalominosCielito Lindo, All the Best from Latin AmericaSubstitute (live), The WhoModern World, Wolf ParadeAngie (live), The Rolling StonesRocket, Smashing PumpkinsDivertimento in D, MozartA Quick One (live), The WhoElevation, U2Riptide, Lou Reed